英:[ˌdi:'məʊʃn]
美:[ˌdi'moʊʃn]
英:[ˌdi:'məʊʃn]
美:[ˌdi'moʊʃn]
复数:demotions
词根:demote
vt.demote 使降级;使降职
verb
transitive verb
to reduce to a lower grade or rank was demoted from major to captain
demote a student
to relegate to a less important position
a pitcher demoted to the bullpen
"被降级或降职的行为或事实",1890年,动词 demote 的名词形式。
de- + -mote (as in promote)
The first known use of demote was circa 1891
deoxidizeverb
to remove oxygen from
deodorizeverb
to eliminate or prevent the unpleasant odor of
demureadjective
quiet and polite
a demure young lady
not showy or flashy
a demure gray dress
falsely modest, reserved, or serious : coy
demureadjective
quiet and polite
a demure young lady
not showy or flashy
a demure gray dress
falsely modest, reserved, or serious : coy
demur1 of 2verb
object entry 2 sense 2
demur2 of 2noun
the act of objecting : protest
accepted without demur
demountverb
to remove from an attached position
to take apart : disassemble
demountverb
to remove from an attached position
to take apart : disassemble
demoteverb
to reduce to a lower grade or rank
1 Lanier has said the demotion wasn't connected to the escort or to Burton's testimony.
2 Demotion is the final movement that must be considered in organizations.
降级是最后一个乐章,必须在组织考虑。
3 His alcoholism may be a disease, but his career slide appears to be simply a demotion to playing guitar, rather than singing in a Roy Orbison tribute.
4 And ten days ago, this stock has just suffered a demotion.
而就在十天前, 这支股票刚刚遭遇了降级.
5 Equally unfortunate, to my mind, is the court’s demotion of Donna and Manuel’s formal written reconciliation agreement to a mere deal.
6 The Old Lady of Italian football have lost Lilian Thuram, Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluca Zambrotta as a result of their demotion to Serie B.
由于被勒令降级老妇人已经失去了图拉姆、卡那瓦罗和赞布罗塔三个主力后卫。
7 Teachers can choose to demote a student to a lower grade.
8 People grieve after divorces, demotions, jobs transfers, infidelities and, yes, even the loss of a neighborhood restaurant.
9 McClellan's demotion set in motion a series of events that eventually led to Ulysses S. Grant commanding the Union army, a move that ultimately ended the war and brought victory to the North.
10 The vice chancellor of UEA, Professor Edward Acton, said this was "not a demotion but a shift in emphasis of role" for Phil Jones.
东英吉利大学副校长爱德华·艾克顿教授说,这项任命对菲尔·琼斯而言“不是降级,而仅仅是职责重心的改变”。
11 Here’s hoping that a humbling demotion, a change of scenery and few “criminal nut-jobs” are just the things to bring it out.
12 The limits of authority for approving such demotion in ranks shall be the same as those for approving the original rank.
警衔降级的批准权限与原警衔的批准权限相同。
13 His gripe has something to do with a perceived demotion within the offense.
他对球队的抱怨很大程度上和他在球队进攻中作用的下降有关。
14 A demotion within the interior department sparks controversy.
15 The move represents a significant demotion for Williams who had become a star behind and away from the anchors’ desk.
16 Juno also lost its Bib Gourmand, but given that the restaurant was closed most of this year after a devastating January fire, the demotion was virtually inevitable.
17 Although Williams is taking what is being described by anonymous sources as a significant pay cut, demotion, as any HR rep will tell you, is almost never a good idea.
18 So this isn't a demotion?
这不是降职吧?
19 As glad as I was to be out of her tornado, I was offended by my demotion in her friendship hierarchy.
20 If Johnson has any self-respect, he will demand the demotion of police officers who decided to act as a law unto themselves.
如果约翰逊有些自尊的话,他就会要求把那些准备不顾法规而自行其是的警官们降职。